NBC News : Mueller Is Investigating Whether There Was Co-ordination Between Trump Campaign And Wikileaks In Dissemination Of Stolen DNC E-Mails
NBC News is reporting special counsel Robert Mueller’s team is questioning witnesses in the Russia investigation about whether President Donald Trump knew that emails had been stolen from the DNC prior to the public becoming aware.
“The line of questioning suggests the special counsel, who is tasked with examining whether there was collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election, is looking into possible coordination between WikiLeaks and Trump associates in disseminating the emails, which U.S. intelligence officials say were stolen by Russia,” NBC news explained.
On July 27, 2016, Trump said, “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing.”
The line of questioning also focused on long-time Trump advisor Roger Stone.
“They wanted to see if there was a scheme. Was Stone working on the side for Trump?” one witness told NBC News. “Was this a big plot?”
“How often did they talk? Who really fired him? Was he really fired?” a witness recounted being asked.
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Lock him up.
It's nice to see Mueller getting to the central issue, and it looks like he's got a lot of evidence to go on.....including Trump's rather clueless admissions of guilt.
It also seems that Trump's collusion with Russia is ongoing since it seems that Trump has done nothing whatsoever to prevent Russia from meddling in our elections again.
Truthfully, anyone outside of the investigation has no fucking clue what Mueller has found or what he hasn't.
One point of interest on this "story", which was obviously leaked by the usual "un-named" sources. I do follow Barak Obama on twitter. Yesterday he tweeted to President Trump "Enjoy the Presidency for as long as it lasts".
He always got info from his operatives in the "deep state", I guess he still does.
Do you have a link for that ?
Just looked at Obama's tweets from 2/15 to today. Didn't see it.
Fake news ?
Ya think?
Raw Story is fake news.
It's an oracle of truth compared to the teabag dipshit media sources that you seed from.
More like Fake Obama....
Lol. Trump might have to flip back on his flip flop.
Trump in 2010: WikiLeaks 'disgraceful,' there 'should be like death penalty or something'
The first wikilinks dump from the DNC was the entire Trump opposition research file. Did Trump coordinate that?
Moreover, the crime is stealing private information. Not publishing it. Newspaper editors don't go to jail for publishing leaked information, emails, etc...
If Muller wants to show a crime, he has to show Trump played a role in the illegal interception of DNC emails.
Richard Nixon didn't steal the DNC papers himself, he sent some goons to do it. In this case, Donald didn't hack the DNC himself, he sent some Russian goons to do it. They both believed they had plausible deniability, we'll see if Trump can do better than Nixon on that front.
Actually, there are a plethora of crimes that Mueller can already prove. All Mueller need do is prove that Trump encouraged [coordinated with] the Russians and/or that he garnered information of value which he used to his advantage. One would think that waving around Wikileak documents @ his rallies qualifies...
Those are two different verbs. Which statute, specifically, do you think Trump violated by "encouraging" the Russians? I take it you also assume anyone who encouraged the leaking of Trump's tax returns committed a crime as well.
and/or that he garnered information of value which he used to his advantage
That's can't be right. Simply "garnering information of value" is not a crime. Using leaks reported in the newspaper are not a crime, which it would be under the standard you are laying out.
To commit a crime, you have to violate a statute. Which specific statute did he violate, assuming, since there is zero evidence that he did so, that he did not participate in the theft of the hacked emails?
Wrong.
Rosenstein, as the Justice Department’s ranking authority on Russia matters, announces the appointment of a special counsel to investigate Russian meddling and any connections to the Trump campaign team.
This was about two weeks after Trump fired Comey in May 2017. So, no, it hasn't been "nearly 2 years". It hasn't even been one year. Remember, the Watergate investigation actually took two years.
You sound a little desperate.
If Trump encourage the Russians to commit a crime for the benefit of his campaign it is a Campaign finance crime.
Which statute do you think this 'encourager' of the release of Trump's tax returns violated?
Actually, it is. Again, receiving something of value without reporting it IS a crime. A campaign receiving ANYTHING of value from a Foreign entity is also a crime.
Nope. Newspapers are NOT political campaigns.
There is TONS of evidence that Trump encouraged Russian hacks, he USED the leaked information during his rallies. It's all he talked about the last month of the campaign.
Don Jr. violated
By fabricating an excuse for his son's meeting @ Trump tower with the Russians, Trump obstructed justice.
Can you post a link to your comments decrying the millions spent by Gowdy and others over the years on BENGHAZI?
Since Mueller's 'mandate' doesn't mention 'collusion' it looks like Starr doesn't know WTF he is talking about.
Then you should have no problem coming up with some from a non-biased source. I won't hold my breath.
Yes, I am sure you said that after 4 years of Benghazi investigations too. Right? Of course not. Face it, we are on investigation #1, and it's not even close to being over, (despite your messiah saying that it's all wrapping up....5 months ago). That means trump can be investigated 8 MORE TIMES before you can even say it's a witch hunt. Your hypocrisy is astounding... You whine and cry about 1 investigation, but cheered on 9 investigations into Benghazi, which was....at the end of the day, a terrorist attack. No more, no less. And there are still foxtards out there wanting even MOAR investigations... But you want to cry about ONE investigation? Fucking laughable.
Sit tight.
So let me get this straight : The "Raw Story" & NBC are publishing another unnamed sourced story that claims that Mueller is investigating the Trump campaign statement: "Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing," ???
Well at least they quoted him correctly for once. He didn't ask the Russians to "hack" - he said if you "find" Hillary's e-mails, please turn them over. Funny, I had the same thoughts around that time. And that comment is where we are at in this investigation?
And Stone tweeting to Wikileaks spells collusion? Nope, try again Bobby. The longer the investigation goes on the more explaining your'e gonna need to do.
Does any one want to bet that Trump asked Assange to do that? I say NO WAY
I'll wager 3 months self imposed suspension.
Any takers?
Yes, we are now investigating jokes.
Be careful, if you repeat a meme. Mueller might come knocking.
If we’re investigating jokes, the entire obama regime is under investigation.
Trump made his bed with his idiotic, unpatriotic comment on that stage, and now he is lying in it.
When he goes to bed tonight, he will still be president. Same story when he wakes up tomorrow. Keep trying JR, perhaps you'll grab that brass wing someday.
and the same ol' bag-o-shit, too.
What's unpatriotic? Obama's Justice Department not investigating Hillary was what was unpatriotic!
You can get over a comment. If I can get over "She was a typical white person", you can get over that!
The Obama Justice Dept. investigated Hillary Clinton for about a year and a half.
They went through the motions. They had no intention of doing anything about her violations. No grand jury, everybody got immunity and Comey decided the case before it was over. The FIX was in.
Bull shit. they covered clinton;s crimes for a year and a half.
ciao
Prove it.
the IG will take care of that soon enough
Cheers
Bullshit. Page was being investigated by the FBI since 2013 and trump hired him because of his contacts with Russia. Deal with it.
Proof of your statement please - links, videos, recorded conversations, etc.
I have done a considerable amount of research on Carter Page, outside of the lil '3 man spy ring' Page did not have contacts in Russia (even the '3 man spy ring' thought Page was a joke) if I missed articles regarding his contacts I would love to read them if you have links..
But if the information comes from the Steele Dossier, the "Russian contacts" of Steele's are rather sketchy ... providing NO proof that Page met with anyone outside of school personnel where he gave his 'pro Russia' speech in July 2016 .. the FISA warrant was BS, obtained as a 'fishing expedition' for those that 'may have' contacted Page .. deal with it (?)
The one thing that the GOP 'memo' accomplished was to bring to light that Page was used as bait and was a nothing actor in the great conspiracy of collusion and coordination with Russia ................... I am far from a Trump supporter, but it seems to me that there should be more energy spent on securing the US election system from potential future hacks .. rather than a 'witch hunt/fishing expedition' as to what and when the current President knew about hacked emails - which happens to be a good question to be asked of the former President what and when did he know about Russian hacking ... you know, the president that says the American people were not told of Russian hacking that threatened our election .. because McConnell would not play nice?
Have a nice day Mr. Frost .. thanks for letting me vent!
Been waiting for 25 years....Good luck.. LOL But yea, again, lets ignore the Trump/Putin Crime Syndicate and focus on someone the cons couldn't wait to get out of the news, and now can't stop talking about.... Deflection? Table for two?!!!
So why is the federal government investigating the emails of a private organization that were released by another private organization?
Perhaps because it is a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. It's a cybercrime.
Secondly, the first 'private organization' is a political entity and the 'private organization' is a FOREIGN entity.
Thirdly, the THEFT was paid for by a FOREIGN ADVERSARY and transferred to the FOREIGN entity.
After 26 years in the military, I don't recall EVER being at war with Russia. In fact as a U.S. Soldier, I've done training with the military of many countries like Germany, British, Italian, French, Polish, South Korean, Egyptian, oh and RUSSIA. Couple that with some other high visibility endeavors the U.S. has had with Russia like the working together on the space program, I wouldn't really call them an "adversary".
Putin JUST did a campaign speech in which he showed ballistic missiles hitting Florida. So while YOU may not call Russia an 'adversary', Putin sure as hell sees US as an adversary.
And yet, "patriots" like Jermy seem particular warm to the idea of letting Putin do anything he wants in the world in general and to our elections in particular. It appears that they've had to create a new definition for "patriotism" to do this. Mostly, it seems to consist of lip service.
And you actually believe it was Florida.
Don't you have some proof to provide everybody?
Do you really expect him to start something new now?
good point.
No I don't think it was actually FL. I'm pretty fucking sure FL is still there.
I'm actually a little embarrassed for you right now.
You mad, bro?
Dude - calm down. You're absolutely entitled to your opinion. Don't sweat it - just say it with a little less visceral. None of this is worth getting that worked up. Cheers!
What Sister said...
You were asking about the value of knowledge in another article. You have offered a fine example of a post entirely devoid of meaningful content. Basically just crude, mindless emotion. So to improve your post, I suggest we tap into that knowledge thing. Offer a fact or two and then make a thoughtful (that means 'reasoned') argument to establish a proposition.
The result might be consideration of what you offer - in contrast to dismissal and (no doubt) diminished respect for one who would author such crap.
Because they were released in a way that influenced the election process.
17 minutes after the Access Hollywood tape hit the airways. Coordination?
And after over a year investigating, there is no proof of it.
Also with that, many of us didn't need emails to confirm some shady shit done by her and the DNC to change our votes. She was NEVER getting my vote from the start.
There was no proof of any wrongdoing in Benghazi either, but...4 years later....still people on the right asking for MORE investigations.
Also, russian trolls through online media DID influence voters...that's been proven many times.
Oh, no....COINCIDENCE, of course. Just like later in July when the Mar-a-Lago Shitbag pleaded with Russia to release the Clinton emails, et voilà, they show up on Wikileaks a few days later......COINCIDENCE, I TELL YOU!!!
Yeah. Umm no. Did You should turn off (P)MSNBC.
Where did I mention Benghazi? Try to keep up.
This investigation has turned up no collusion whatsoever and, if the stupid Trump comment above, is supposed to be a “clue” to something, then Mueller is wasting his time. Trump is obviously joking by implying that Hillary deliberately deleted her emails to avoid them being used against her and that the only way we’ll have evidence of her criminality is if the Russians happen to have hacked it and kept the information. The Russians can’t find something that she has already destroyed so there’s no point in inviting an after-the-fact hack. The only way they can “find” the information is if they stole it before it was destroyed.
Let’s say that someone is suspected of committing a murder but was, herself, the subject of a burglary. The police didn’t find the murder weapon in the murderer’s house and the criminal is saying that without the weapon you have nothing to link me to the murder. I’m not inviting the burglar to break into the murderer’s house again if I jokingly say “burglar, if you’re listening, I hope you turn in the murder weapon if you have it.”
Prior to Trump's 'joke', Don Jr had met with Russians who said they had dirt on Hillary. Most people find it inconceivable that he did not tell his father about that offer and that meeting.
Also prior to Trump's joke, Papadopolous and Carter Page had met with Russians who proffered that they could deliver dirt on Hillary. Logic dictates then and now that this dirt would be in the form of electronic communication of hers such as e-mails.
These facts take a lot of the "humor" out of Trump's "joke".
Go back to the drawing board 1 of many. Your subservience to Trump and hatred of Clinton is getting the better of you.
Unfortunately you are in subservience to Fox News, and other right wing media that is feeding you bogus misleading information.
This is the problem in this country, a large part of right wingers are being fed nonsense by their media sources and they are eating it up.
I have sword eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. I will never succumb to any such manipulation.
You need to think better then. Your willingness to believe tripe from conservative media sources leaves you defenseless.
This is the problem in this country, a large part of left wingers are being fed nonsense by their media sources and they are eating it up.
Fixed it!
You miss the point. Trump has a childlike quality to him. He has a hard time keeping his mouth shut. The day after the Trump Tower meeting Trump announced that he would have big announcements about the Clintons the next week. Coincidence? lol. He never made those announcements, probably because someone in his campaign with more sense prevailed on him to walk back his exuberance to reveal what the Russians were offering.
Of course he was "joking" when he asked the Russians to help him uncover dirt on Hillary. But a joke based on what? His big mouth on that day has got him in a lot of trouble. Stop defending this clown and rehabilitate your credibility on this forum.
The problem is that there is no longer an unbiased media. There was a time when journalists presented the facts and let the reader draw conclusions. That time has passed. Now they openly slant coverage to support one side. Therefore, every story should be questioned regardless of the source.
1ofmany your user name changed to your email address. I made that mistake a couple months ago just a heads up.
Don't you have spell check on your device ?
Says the man who's allowed himself to be brainwashed into believe the Mar-a-Lago Shitbag's some kind of messiah.
Obama....Obama.....Obama....... !
mmmm....mmmmm.....mmmmm !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bahahaha Is this the LWNJ call to arms chant while they prep for their resistance for the day?
If it's no big deal, why lie about it?
It would be great if just once you would flagged all of the off topic posts in your seed John.
Wiki doesn't need one bit of help, or a nudging for that matter. They've been pulling up shit on politicians all over the world for decades !
Still waiting on someone to show me where a crime has been committed here.
Why did you lock your article about Seth Rich after just 12 minutes? LOL Guess you found out that fox news lied about the whole thing.
I wondered about that myself. He seeds the exact same article that Bad Fish seeded this morning. BF wisely deleted his article but Norman seeds it again, then locks it. What's that about ?
Most likely did a little research and found that fox news retracted the story immediately because, (big shocker), it was fake news.
It's almost funny how gullible some people are. They really believe all the utter nonsense they get from right-wing media outlets.
Seth Rich was working for the Russians? I seriously doubt that.